The World from PRX

Jeffrey Bader

The heated rhetoric between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shows no signs of abating.
Conflict
What happens if Trump decides to launch a nuclear weapon, and his advisers disagree?
A fisherman at the mouth of Oyster Bay on Palawan Island in the western Philippines, an area overlooking the disputed South China Sea that could be transformed into a "mini-Subic" port for its naval frigates and eventually, for American warships too.
Global Politics
Ripples of the US shutdown reach all the way to Asia… when it comes to foreign policy
Global Politics
North Koreans Sentence American to 15 Years of Hard Labor
Global Politics
Behind North Korea’s Tough Talk, A Global ‘Extortion Racket’
Conflict & Justice
The Impact of the Chen Case on US-China Relations
Global Politics
China Eclipsing US Economically, Militarily is ‘Fantasy’
Conflict & Justice
Bin Laden success adds weight to US diplomacy